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| − | [[Category:Contemporary]] [[Category:New Mexico]] | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Piece Of Heaven, A}} |
| + | [[Category:RWA Award Finalists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Contemporary]] | ||
| + | [[Category:New Mexico]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Alcoholism]] | ||
| + | [[category:2003 Releases]] | ||
* '''Author''': [[Barbara Samuel]] | * '''Author''': [[Barbara Samuel]] | ||
* '''Publisher''': [[Ballantine]] | * '''Publisher''': [[Ballantine]] | ||
| + | * '''Editor''': [[Shauna Summers]] | ||
* '''Year''': 2003 | * '''Year''': 2003 | ||
| − | * '''Setting''': New Mexico | + | * '''Setting''': Taos, New Mexico |
| − | * '''Amazon Listing''' | + | * '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345445686/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 A Piece of Heaven] |
| − | Luna fights to rebuild a relationship with her teenager daughter, but she remains haunted by images of her own childhood and the father she barely knew. | + | ==Book Description== |
| + | Luna, a recovering alcoholic, fights to rebuild a relationship with her teenager daughter, but she remains haunted by images of her own childhood and the father she barely knew. Thomas Coyote builds adobe houses and rescues strays. He comes into Luna’s life one extraordinary night when Luna saves his grandmother from a house fire. | ||
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| + | == Recognitions == | ||
| + | * [[2004 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2004 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance Category|Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements]] | ||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
| + | * [http://www.likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/bookReview.pl?BookReviewId=1390 All About Romance "A" Desert Island Keeper review] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/bookReview.pl?BookReviewId=1124 All About Romance "B+" review] | ||
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* "[A] beautifully written ode to family bonds...an in-depth view of what truly matters in life - lasting relationships, especially the solidarity between generations of women. Readers should have their handkerchiefs ready and be prepared to become enchanted with the mystical New Mexico scenery." - Booklist | * "[A] beautifully written ode to family bonds...an in-depth view of what truly matters in life - lasting relationships, especially the solidarity between generations of women. Readers should have their handkerchiefs ready and be prepared to become enchanted with the mystical New Mexico scenery." - Booklist | ||
*"As lyrical as a Spanish ballad, peppered with Southwestern metaphors and allusions, and written in a style evocative of Barbara Kingsolver at her best..." - Library Journal | *"As lyrical as a Spanish ballad, peppered with Southwestern metaphors and allusions, and written in a style evocative of Barbara Kingsolver at her best..." - Library Journal | ||
Latest revision as of 01:19, 23 July 2021
- Author: Barbara Samuel
- Publisher: Ballantine
- Editor: Shauna Summers
- Year: 2003
- Setting: Taos, New Mexico
- Amazon Listing: A Piece of Heaven
Book Description
Luna, a recovering alcoholic, fights to rebuild a relationship with her teenager daughter, but she remains haunted by images of her own childhood and the father she barely knew. Thomas Coyote builds adobe houses and rescues strays. He comes into Luna’s life one extraordinary night when Luna saves his grandmother from a house fire.
Recognitions
Reviews
- "[A] beautifully written ode to family bonds...an in-depth view of what truly matters in life - lasting relationships, especially the solidarity between generations of women. Readers should have their handkerchiefs ready and be prepared to become enchanted with the mystical New Mexico scenery." - Booklist
- "As lyrical as a Spanish ballad, peppered with Southwestern metaphors and allusions, and written in a style evocative of Barbara Kingsolver at her best..." - Library Journal
